In December 2022, I left OpenAI for DC because I feared we were developing Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a false machine-god that could lead to the extinction of humanity or worse. Instead, I co-organized the Senate Judiciary's "Oversight of A.I.” hearings from 2023-2024, wrote the first draft of the Hawley-Blumenthal AI Risk Evaluation Act of 2025, and advised on the Obernolte-Trahan FRONTIER Act of 2026. I'm not afraid of the AI systems being malicious. I'm terrified of them taking the things we need to survive. Regardless of whether you think AI is using too much water and energy now, we can all agree that a world where AI consumes too much of our resources would price our basic needs out of reach. We're not there yet, but we're on track to get there. That’s how the world could end; not with a flash of fire, but the silence of starvation. The current approach to building AI systems prioritizes growth at all costs, making systems that are more and more powerful, until there will be nothing left for anyone else. The systems built reflect the broader incentive systems that produced them. The companies that want to cut costs by firing people and make money by charging as much as they can have no incentive to do anything else; is it surprising that AI systems reflect faceless corporations, conformist schools, and heartless hospitals, which always felt like machines in the first place? And if we survive this AI crisis, we will live in the world that is designed for those who build the technical and political solutions to the problem. If AI alignment is solved for only powerful insiders, we who are left on the outside will live in their world. As an American, I was born free, and I will not sell my rights to corporations for trivial conveniences. If you are skeptical of this problem, I'm excited to hear from you. Tell me what you need to understand my point of view, what your doubts are, and I will do my best to explain. And if I misunderstand your perspective, I welcome clarification. You have every right to demand more from your experts, and if you will let me, I would love to serve.